Zamalek playmaker Ayman Hefni scored two goals during Monday's game against Talae El-Geish, guiding his team to a precious 3-2 win in the Egyptian Premiere League. Despite being hit with an early goal, the Whites cleverly controlled the game, scoring two first half goals by Hefni and a third goal in the second half by Nigerian striker Stanley Ohawuchi. The Cairo giants were in urgent need for a victory to improve their position in the Egyptian League table and to boost the position of coach Mohamed Helmi, who recently came under fire after the league loss to El-Entag El-Harby before getting Saturday's vote of confidence. Zamalek advanced to the third place with 37 points, 12 behind leaders and archrivals Ahly, who played two more games. El-Geish remains seventh with 26 points. Zamalek was dealt a blow after just 13 minutes of the game when El-Geish midfielder Assem Salah managed to score the opener from a penalty shot. Ayman Hefni evened the score five minutes later after he eased past the defenders; hitting the net with a nice curling shot that left El-Geish's keeper helpless. Zamalek's dominance continued as Hefni perfectly followed up after an attack by teammate Bassem Morsi was blocked by El-Geish defenders just one minute before the half-hour mark, doubling the score for Zamalek. Hefni continued his superb performance in the remaining minutes before the break, aiming for a hat-trick, but El-Geish remained a stiff opponent. Both teams shared a strong start in the second half but without a real threat. In the 54th minute, striker Stanley Ohawuchi received a nice pass from Shawki El-Said to score the third with a perfect header. El-Geish kept the pressure on Zamalek; getting another advantage on minute 78 when midfielder Mohamed Ashraf managed to score the second with a perfect rocketing shot. Both sides continued pushing for the opposing net in the remaining minutes with no goals scored. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
